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CONTRARY TO SUPREME COURT’S RULING, THE REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, BY ITS TERMS, DECLARED THE CONTRACT CANCELLED IF THE INSPECTION REVEALED PROBLEMS AND THE PARTIES DID NOT AGREE ON HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS WITHIN TEN DAYS; THE INSPECTION IN FACT REVEALED PROBLEMS AND NO AGREEMENT ON RESOLUTION WAS MADE WITHIN THE ALOTTED TEN DAYS (THIRD DEPT). ​

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined that the real estate purchase agreement was canceled in accordance with its own terms:

… [P]laintiff’s transmission of the form contract and rider constituted an offer, and the sellers counteroffered by signing and returning to plaintiff only the form contract without the rider. Plaintiff then accepted the counteroffer by proceeding with the inspections, as “a counteroffer may be accepted by conduct” … . We also agree with the court that plaintiff’s counsel’s May 18, 2020 letter did not constitute attorney disapproval of the contract under the attorney approval contingency. This letter merely acknowledged receipt of the signed contract and inquired as to the rider and other documents; in no way did it signal disapproval.

… Plaintiff’s attorney, in his letter of June 17, 2020, notified the sellers’ attorney that the property had failed multiple inspections, and provided a copy of the relevant inspection report. This conduct, in accordance with the language set forth in the inspection contingency, rendered the contract “cancelled, null and void” unless plaintiff chose to defer cancellation for 10 days. Given that the letter from plaintiff’s attorney also set forth potential ways in which the inspection issues could be resolved, we are satisfied that the 10-day option was exercised. That said, the parties did not reach a written agreement on these issues within 10 days as was expressly required pursuant to the inspection contingency … . Savignano v Play, 2022 NY Slip Op 06307, Third Dept 11-10-22

Practice Point: In reversing Supreme Court, the Third Department simply read the real estate purchase agreement and enforced the term deeming the contract cancelled if the parties did not agree on the resolution of problems revealed by inspection within ten days. No such agreement was reached.

 

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